Scaphitids
UNB-2018-0733Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Cephalopoda » Ammonoidea
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Ammonoidea
Order: Ammonitida
Family: Scaphitidae
Platycone specimen with two visible whorls. Umbilicus is encrusted with sediment. Outer most whorl and aperture are elongated towards the anterior end. Thin, curved ribs. Large rounded aperture the is infilled with sediment. Orthoceratitc sutures are visible on the outer most whorl.
Specifications
| Object name | Scaphitids |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0733 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Subclass: Ammonoidea |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Mesozoic Period: Cretaceous |
| Numeric age | 145 Mya |
| Origin | Unknown |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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